Recent content by Gamma1214

People always like lists... one of the original forms of click bait.

I only have experience using two: Garmin Explore and Caltopo, and I use them together to generate paper maps. I load the route into Explore (which is the map that you were seeing if you were tripping vicariously on reped's crater adventure last summer) and then import the data set to Caltopo...

Cruiser, How far are you from Niagara Falls? Mem's link took me to a store at 420 Vansickle Rd. St. Catharines ON L2S 0C7 Canada That's Niagara Falls area if IIRC

That's a good point. I'm planning on buying another map case but I print my maps on 12" x 16" (30 x 41cm) waterproof paper. My overlap is kept at the edge so a wide border will cover the overlap (or even more). I guess I may be back to the drawing board looking for a map case. I don't care if...

Aslowhand, thanks for the input. I've been anticipating this trip for a while now, which is why I'd rather take time without pay than delay it for another year (or more). As for questioning the route: No worries and certainly no offense taken. I've considered staying on the river until it hits...

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated this thread but I haven’t abandoned the project. In fact, quite the opposite and I believe that I’ve got my maps ready. If anyone is interested, here’s what I came up with: I carry an inReach and can mark waypoints, etc on it from a computer, my smartphone...

Not to continue thread drift (who...ME?) but you may be able to "mark" it using a laser level. I've done it on the last 2 builds & it seems to work well.

I think my Tractor Supply is already responding to the demand caused by this thread and the natural tendency for CTN readers to part with cash. I was in last night for some bolts and checked the livestock sprays... Same bottle ykn shows above is $26.99 (USD) Still budget-friendly compared to...

I like that yoke attachment. Not being attached to either me or the boat, I'd probably lose it on a trip but I like it.

LOL, Thanks. I suppose I should have guessed that... now it makes more sense. 🤷‍♂️

OK, probably unusual for me but I'm not trying to be funny (this time) and I've never actually seen one, let alone seen one being used... Am I to understand that "kneeling thwart" is actually just a seat that you rest your butt against when you're kneeling? (I've never felt the need to rest...

Maybe a dumb question but wouldn't kneeling on that raise the COG considerably? I kneel in C2, serious chop and other times that it may facilitate prayer but I've always knelt on the floor. How does the thwart work?

I'll hope that plans are merely delayed, that treatment & recovery go well and this is merely a bump in the road. Yesterday my BIL started radiation & chemo for a brain tumor they removed just after Christmas. Absolutely amazing what can be done these days... Lets hope they can slow...

I'll agree with both of the above and would use whatever I find aesthetically pleasing and affordable. As mem points out, it's not structural. My only other consideration (since you mention tripping) might be weight but I'm not sure if you'd be planning to portage your utility station / thwart...